In the Matter of Orville E. Hansen, Debtor. The First National Bank of Tekamah, Nebraska v. Orville E. Hansen and Virginia Hansen

In October 1981 appellee Orville Hansen filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. In November 1981 appellant First National Bank of Tekamah filed a petition in bankruptcy court seeking adjudication of its rights as a secured creditor of Hansen. The bankruptcy court, in July 1982, dismissed the complaint and entered judgment for Hansen.

The bank appealed the judgment to the district court 1 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334. On December 21, 1982, the district court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s ruling in part and remanded to the bankruptcy court for additional factual findings. On December 23,…